Friday, February 20, 2009

"YOU"-ranium

Several days/posts ago, I was talking about Digital Learning Networks and expanding your Personal Learning Network. A friend wrote about our conversation around this and it made me think of the structure of an atom. The more you add to it, the more complex the atom becomes. You can be a lone atom with just personal knowledge, but you could also be radioactive--a glowing source of energy when you add multiple levels of insight to your "base." As I construct staff development around the creation of these "Digital Learning Networks," this will be something that I come back to again and again. It's not a conversation to determine which is better, it's a conversation around finding a "fit" or a "niche" that teachers can benefit from. More at the "ever under construction" DLN/PLN wiki: http://progrowing.wikispaces.com

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What is DIGIGOGY?

Digigogy is a paradigm shift.

Where pedagogy is about methods to instruct, Digigogy is about those methods, but with a technological frame. From hardware to software, from tech ed theory to application, Digigogy is about reframing our methods in the future of instruction. The new way of learning is a complete tear down and rebuild of traditional teaching, where learning is a joint effort and roles are reborn. Beyond the desks...beyond the walls...beyond the school. The new classroom is orbital, and scenic, and here. This blog is intended to be a launching pad...